Comments | jupiterjenkins: Let me speak to you about dumbness because that is what schools teach best.

jupiterjenkins

Let me speak to you about dumbness because that is what schools teach best.

Jun 26, 2006 13:06

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CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES: THE TYRANNY OF COMPULSORY SCHOOLINGby John Taylor Gattosample quotes:

"Twelve years of arbitrary punishment and reward in the confinement of a classroom is ample time to condition any child to believe that he who wields red pen-power is the true parent, and they who control the buzzers must be gods ( Read more... )

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wow liftingbelly June 27 2006, 13:20:21 UTC

I read the linked article, and I had mixed reaction ( ... )

Re: wow jupiterjenkins June 27 2006, 13:36:25 UTC

First of all, I think Gatto is basically pointing ( ... )

Re: wow liftingbelly June 27 2006, 14:08:58 UTC

Yes, I didn't mean for you to get defensive about your decisions as a parent. Of course, you gave me countless advantages over my peers. I wouldn't have had it any other way. But what bothers me is that I'm not sure how you can grant similar advantages to anyone but your immediate family ( ... )

Re: wow jupiterjenkins June 27 2006, 14:35:38 UTC

This is fun. Replying back and forth like ( ... )

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